Settee-bed.



G. J. KINDBL.

SETTEE BED. APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1910.

Patented Aug. 9,1910.

CHARLESIT. KINDEL, OF CHICAGO.

ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, CHARLES J. KINDEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State'of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Settee-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to settee beds and has for its primary object the formation of a bed of this class wherein a comfortable bed surface is so attached and located to the movable parts of the device that it may be read ily displayed in unfolding the parts of the settee. and when the device is in settee form said bed surface will be conveniently disposed of and the cushionedor upholstered portions of the movable parts of the settee alone exposed for use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bed of the required length which shall be readily adapted tofolding transversely into settee form, thereby making the length of the settee only such as is required to accomn'iodate a bed of the desired width.

ith these objects in view the invention consists in the structure of parts and their combination and association for the purpose specified, substantially as hereinafter .dc

scribed and claimed.

In the accompanying draw ngs which form a part of this specification. Figure 1 represents in sectional end elcvationasettee bed embodying the present. invention. said bed being represented in settee form; Fig. 2 is a like representation of the device in bed form; and Fig. 3 represents in plane-a portion of the device as seen in Fig. 2.

'lhc scttee bed of this invention is to be distinguished from a davenport bed., In a davenport bed the bed sections fold longitudinally and it. is necessary to make the device as long as the desired bed bottom. while in a settce bed the sections fold transversely and it is necessary to make the device only so long as the width of the desired bed bottom. Therefore. in a scttce bed. the unfolding sec 'tions extend to a greater length from the frame and require a ditferent structure and a somewhat ditterent lation between parts to conveniently effect the folding and a folding in transforming the device from set- The present tee to 'bed and bed to settee.

v invention is designed to meet these requirements. y

In the drawing the frame of the settee consists of end pieces indicated at 4, which are Specification at Lettersratent.

Application filed April 26, 1910. fierial No. 557,664.

Patented Aug.

joined together at the bottom by a frame 5 connected to said end pieces byany suitable form or clip 'per ends or the end pieces'are connected together at the back in any suitable way as by a rail indicated at 7 or by paneling if preferred. Between the forward edges'of the end pieces maybe located the front board 8 in any suitable way as by connecting it to the such as indicated atfi. The up frame 5 as at 9. The seat section of the set- I tee is indicated at 10 and is pivoted to the end pieces by pivots represented at 11.. The i rear edge of the seat may be supported in any suitable way as upon stops 12 fixed to the end pieces. Thebacksection is pivoted to the seat section as at 13 and in settee fo'rm' rests against the rail 7. Legs for supporting the edge of the back section, when in bed form, are indicated at Hand 15 as pivoted to said section at 16 and extending beyond said pivots to receive the'ends of the operating links 17 andIS, which at their other ends are pivoted to the seat section. To add the length to the back and seat sections necessary to form the bed an additional section 'as 19 is' located within the settee frame and connect ed thereto at its rear edge by links 20 and 21 and to the seat section at its forward edge 'hy a link section 22. The back section and scat-section may be upholstered in any suitable manner as by cushions indicated at 23 and 24:.

To provide a suitable resilient tom any form of bed bottom fabric may be stretched between the end-pieces of the several sections.v The form of fabric indicated in Fig. 3 consists of longitudinal slats25 connected to the ends. of said sections as by spiral springs 26. The ends of said slats are laterally joined as by a wire 27. which is connected to the outer side rails by spiral 'to the scat section spiral s 'irings such as in- 'dicated at 29 indottedlines in Fig. Q'may .bed bot he used in addition to the'bed bottom fabric just described. The bed surface for the bed in questioiimay consist of a mattress as indicated at 30 whlch may be tied or secured in any suitable manner to the frames of the several sections so that it will mov'e therewith in the folding and untoldingfof'the device. The valance as 31 is connected to the seat section and to the front. board 8 .to cover the space between them. I I I To insurethe proper cooperationbetween the several sections in the tolding'iand unfol igg thereof any suitable form of joints may e made between the said sections but those'illnstrated are preferred. These-joints, as will be seen from illustrations, are formed by overlapping the ends of the angle-irons which-constitute the ends of the several sec- "tions. Theflanges of the angle-irons forming the'ends of the link section 22 are engaged by the angle-irons forming the end of the seat section and furnish a strong connection between the two. This is likewise Y thereb .the case between the angle-irons forming the ends of the back section in their cooperation'with the angle-irons forming the ends of the scat section.

To convert the device from settee form into bed form it is necessary to simply pull the back section forward and by it overturn and 18 will throw out the legs 14: and 15 into'position to support the free edge of the back section. When the parts are thus dis played the upholstered cushions are on the un er side and the'bed surface alone is exposed. The bedding may be stra ped to the, mattress and retained there when the device is returned to settec form. The return to, settee form is efiected by lifting vup the forwardedge of the back section and by it overturning the seat section, which act permits or causes the additional and link sections to take the positions shown in F1 I. ff the back of the Esettee below rail 7,-be

notfilled inby paneling, netting, lattice work or other suitable-means then a pillow rest as indicated'-at 82." may be added to the section 19 which-will hold the pillows away cured to the back off'the back section, to the position upon the bed.

from the wall and retain them in desired The 'proporti'oriing of parts and the exact relation and locations, may obviously be changed from those disclosed without departing from'the resent invention. a at I L -'In a settee bed, the combination with" the frarnegofrajseat section pivoted to the The invention c a'im'ed is:-,

frame, a. iick'seetion. pivoted to the seat section, anyadd'itio'nal' .section' adapted. for.

location beneath the'seat section and connected to the seat section, a mattress seunder side'of the ..seat. section and to the addltional section, whereby on pulling foraeas n and bringing the link an ward the back section, the seat section will: be -overturned and the two toget or with the additional section brought into substantially horizontal alinenicnt to fo'rm a bed.

Q inta settee bed, the combination with the frame, of a seat section pivoted to the frame, a back section pivoted to the seat section, .an additional section adapted for location beneath the seat section, a link sec-- tion joining'the additional section to the seat section, a mattress secured to the back,

seat and link sections and to the additional section, said parts being so connected and arranged that on pulling forward the back section into horizontal. osition the other said sections are brolig t into horizontal alinement therewith and mattress side up.

3. In a settee' bed, the combination with the frame, of a seatsection pivoted'neariits forward. edge to the frame, a back section pivoted to the seat section at the rear edge thereof, an additional section adapted-for location in said frame beneath the seat section, a linksection joining the forward edge I of the seat section to the forward edge "of the additional section, and links 'pivotedto the rear, edge of the additional sect1onand to.

the frame, a bed surface being formed upon 1 the rear side of the backisection, the under side of the seat section and upon the link and additional sections, the bed surface being dis layed by pulling forward the'back. section, t iereby' overturnin the seat section additional sec: tions into horizontal alinement with the back and seat sections.

4. In a settee bed 'the combination with.

the frame, of a seat section pivoted near its forward ed e to the-frame, aback section too pivoted to-t e scat section at the rear'edge d thereof, arl additional section adapted for location in said frame beneath the. seat sec--' tion, a link sectionjoming-the 't'orwa rd edge of the-seat section. to the forward-edge of the additional section, links pivoted to the, rear edge of theadditional section and to the frame, a bed surfacebeingformedupon the rear side of the back section, the under side of the seatsectlo'n and upon the link and the additional sections, legs pivoted to the upper-end of theback section, and-links pivote to said legs and to the seat section and so formedgas to be" occluded and to occlude said legs when the parts insette'e form and to throw said legsout' into supporting position when'the parts are in bed form.

In testimon whereof I 'afiix'my signaturein presence 0 two'witnesses.

, CHARLES J' KINDEL."

Witnesses: i

' L. HOHMANN, I Gnonon A. SMITH. 

